How is housing at RPI?

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<p>I am picking a dorm now, and I was wondering which residences hall are the best. I really like how the Quad is close to everything, and I like the freshman 5 for meeting alot of people. Is it possible to request a single-gender floor or wing (for female)? Which halls have A/C? I know BARH is far away from classes, are any other residence halls far away from classes?</p>

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<p>If you’re into sports, BARH is preferable, but otherwise the distance is probably not worth it. It’s about a 10 min walk or so from the dorms, so even further from the classes.</p>

<p>BARH is the only distant dorm as you can see in this map:
<a href=“Visit Rensselaer! | RPI INFO”>Visit Rensselaer! | RPI INFO;

<p>The other dorms are clustered together except the Quad which is on the academic side of campus.</p>

<p>“All residence halls are coed and have either suite bathrooms (shared between two same-gender rooms) or designated male and female bathrooms. First-year female students are assigned to clusters of rooms in coed areas.”</p>

<p>This site is very helpful, tons of dorm pictures:
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<p>Quad - two double rooms share a suite bath. Rooms are irregularly shaped. VERY close to class. No long hallways - often quieter. Upperclassmen on the third floor. Close to Sage Dining Hall. A/C.</p>

<p>Freshman Five (Bray, Cary, Nason, Crockett, Hall) - all very similar. Kind of plain-Jane rooms. Long hallways, lots of social-ness. Part of some of these halls is devoted to: Wellness Housing (Bray), Vasudha Housing (Nason), Leadership Housing (Hall), Design and the Arts Housing (Cary). Close to Commons Dining Hall. Community/floor style bathrooms.</p>

<p>Barton - newest residence hall. A/C. Mostly triples. Close to Commons Dining Hall. Two triples share a suite bath in some cases. In other cases, there is a community/floor bathroom.</p>

<p>BARH - very close to ECAV/athletic facilities. Similar plain-Jane as Freshman Five. I believe two doubles share a suite bathroom. Has BARH dining hall within. Farthest from classes. Lots of lounge space.</p>